Most Popular GI Bill Colleges
Most Popular GI Bill Colleges
Fiscal 2014
A Military Times analysis using data from the Veterans Affairs Department for fiscal 2014. Individual schools within a system, displayed in italics, would have ranked in the top 50 without being combined as part of the parent institution.
Rank(previous) / School or system / Headquarters or main campus / Sector / Level / GI Bill recipients
1 (1) / University of Phoenix / Phoenix / For-profit / 4-year / 49,179
University of Phoenix (Online) / 23,816
University of Phoenix (San Diego) / 4,082
University of Phoenix (Costa Mesa) / 3,968
2 (2) / California Community College System / Sacramento, Calif. / Public / 2-year or less / 19,181
3 (4) / University System of Maryland / Adelphi, Md. / Public / 4-year / 16,556
University of Maryland University College / 10,019
University of Maryland University College European Division / 2,904
4 (3) / DeVry University Inc. / Downers Grove, Ill. / For-profit / 4-year / 15,625
DeVry University Online / 3,448
5 (5) / Education Management Corp. / Pittsburgh / For-profit / 4-year / 14,750
6 (8) / American Public Education Inc. [1] / Charles Town, W.Va. / For-profit / 4-year / 14,508
7 (6) / ITT Educational Services Inc. / Carmel, Ind. / For-profit / 4-year / 12,538
8 (7) / Virginia Community College System / Richmond, Va. / Public / 2-year or less / 10,870
9 (23) / Strayer Education Inc. / Herndon, Va. / For-profit / 4-year / 10,348
10 (11) / Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges / Olympia, Wash. / Public / 4-year / 9,565
11 (9) / Career Education Corp. / Schaumburg, Ill. / For-profit / 4-year / 9,296
Colorado Technical University (Online) / 3,303
12 (10) / Bridgepoint Education / San Diego / For-profit / 4-year / 9,068
Ashford University (Online) / 8,859
13 (14) / Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University / Daytona Beach, Fla. / Private / 4-year / 8,707
14 (16) / State University System of Florida / Tallahassee, Fla. / Public / 4-year / 7,833
15 (15) / North Carolina Community College System / Raleigh, N.C. / Public / 2-year or less / 7,766
16 (12) / State University of New York System / Albany, N.Y. / Public / 4-year / 7,348
17 (22) / Liberty University / Lynchburg, Va. / Private / 4-year / 7,327
18 (17) / Kaplan Higher Education Corp. / Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / For-profit / 4-year / 7,034
Kaplan University (Fort Lauderdale) / 4,856
19 (19) / California State University / Long Beach, Calif. / Public / 4-year / 6,597
20 (20) / University of Texas System / Austin, Texas / Public / 4-year / 6,553
21 (13) / University System of Georgia / Atlanta / Public / 4-year / 6,503
22 (18) / State University and Community College System of Tennessee / Nashville, Tenn. / Public / 4-year / 6,418
23 (21) / Corinthian Colleges Inc. / Santa Ana, Calif. / For-profit / 4-year / 6,017
24 (24) / University of North Carolina / Chapel Hill, N.C. / Public / 4-year / 5,642
25 (25) / Universal Technical Institute Inc. / Scottsdale, Ariz. / For-profit / 2-year or less / 5,607
26 (28) / Alamo Colleges / San Antonio / Public / 2-year or less / 5,437
27 (26) / Saint Leo University / St. Leo, Fla. / Private / 4-year / 4,856
28 (37) / Central Texas College / Killeen, Texas / Public / 2-year or less / 4,808
Central Texas College (Texas) / 3,476
29 (35) / Arizona Board of Regents / Phoenix / Public / 4-year / 4,789
30 (29) / Webster University (St. Louis) / St. Louis / Private / 4-year / 4,548
31 (32) / Colorado Community College System / Denver / Public / 2-year or less / 4,446
32 (27) / ECPI Colleges / Virginia Beach, Va. / For-profit / 4-year / 4,431
33 (33) / National University System / La Jolla, Calif. / Private / 4-year / 4,418
National University (San Diego) / 4,363
34 (36) / Maricopa Community College District / Tempe, Ariz. / Public / 2-year or less / 4,171
35 (40) / Texas A&M University System / College Station, Texas / Public / 4-year / 4,132
36 (34) / South Carolina Technical College System / Columbia, S.C. / Public / 2-year or less / 4,108
37 (31) / Minnesota State Colleges and Universities / St. Paul, Minn. / Public / 4-year / 4,061
38 (30) / Technical College System of Georgia / Atlanta / Public / 2-year or less / 3,912
39 (44) / Columbia Southern Education Group Inc. / Orange Beach, Ala. / For-profit / 4-year / 3,707
Columbia Southern University / 3,624
40 (39) / Park University Distance Learning / Parkville, Mo. / Private / 4-year / 3,590
41 (38) / Columbia College / Columbia, Mo. / Private / 4-year / 3,496
42 (41) / University of Wisconsin System / Madison, Wis. / Public / 4-year / 3,298
43 (48) / Grand Canyon University / Phoenix / For-profit / 4-year / 3,289
44 (43) / City University of New York / New York / Public / 4-year / 3,266
45 / Alabama Community College System / Montgomery, Ala. / Public / 2-year or less / 3,164
46 / University of Alaska System of Higher Education / Fairbanks, Alaska / Public / 4-year / 3,037
47 (46) / The Pennsylvania State University / University Park, Pa. / Public / Doctoral / 3,009
48 / Full Sail University / Winter Park, Fla. / For-profit / 4-year / 2,976
49 / Nevada System of Higher Education / Las Vegas, Nev. / Public / 4-year / 2,886
50 (45) / Troy University / Troy, Ala. / Public / Doctoral / 2,873
For data on Tuition Aid colleges refer to
[Source: MilitayTimes | George Altman | July 16, 2015 ++]
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